Session #87 · 1961–63

Speech #870194380

And some areas in that part of the State they are not registering to vote or are not voting at all. But the fact remains that no law is responsible for that situation. because Florida has no literacy test statute and has no poll tax statute. and the reports of the Civil Rights Commission indicate that no such cases were brought against the officials there. and the reports of the Department of Justice indicate that no such cases were brought against the officials there. So I was about to say that I think there is at least a cause for a feeling on the part of some of us that political motivation does enter into this picture. when we find this issue brought in as it affects the situation of Puerto Ricans in the State of New York. although there could hardly be any constitutional defense for that situation. and when we note that those who fervently espouse this cause come. in almost all cases. from States in which there are large Negro populationsfor instance. from New York. New Jersey.
Keywords matched
literacy test

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Negro populations
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
SPESSARD HOLLAND
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
FL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
870194380
Paragraph
#0
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